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How are polysaccharides and disaccharides digested?

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In mouth-polysaccharides
(starch) `overset"Ptylin"to` Maltose
In stomach - carbohydrates of chyme are hydrolysed by Amylase of pancreatic juice and disaccharides are formed.
Polysaccharide (starch) `overset"Amylase"to` disaccharide (maltose)
Ileum-Digestion of Disaccharide
Maltose `overset"Maltase"to` Glucose+Glucose
Lactose `overset"Lactase"to` Glucose + Galactose
Sucrose `overset"Sucrase"to` Glucose +Fructose
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